right - právo

noun - something you are allowed to do or should have by law

fountain pen - plnicí pero

noun - a kind of pen that you have to fill with ink

 

be ashamed - stydět se

verb - to feel guilty and embarassed because you have done something bad

be in a hurry - spěchat, být ve spěchu, mít naspěch

verb - to do things very quickly because you don't have enough time

 

maintain - tvrdit, zastávat názor, trvat (na něčem)

verb - to have an opinion and keep it even when others disagree

 

account for - zodpovídat se (z něčeho)

verb - to give an explanation of something you have done or caused

hurdles - překážkový běh

noun - a race in which runners have to jump over light frames

carry - nést, nosit, mít u sebe

verb - to have with you, e.g. in your pocket or your hands

 

free - osvobodit, propustit

verb - to let someone leave a place where they have been kept

 

mess around with - spustit se s (někým), mít poměr s (někým)

verb, American English, informal - to have a sexual relationship with someone when you should not

 

the bottom line - podstata, gró (věci), pointa

noun - the most important thing that you have to discuss or consider

 

oblige - ukládat za povinnost, zavázat, zavazovat, nutit, přinutit

verb, formal - to feel like you have to do something because of a rule or duty

 

tall tale - báchorka, výmysl, přehnaná historka, za vlasy přitažený příběh

noun - a story that is difficult to believe and is very unlikely to have happened

backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

 

assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority